tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41733869076058497142017-12-10T22:11:41.928-05:00In Pretty Print - An artist living the writer's lifeInspiring other artists/writers. Enlightening viewers/readers.Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-83118944975110338122017-11-27T03:59:00.001-05:002017-11-27T04:01:56.860-05:00Nothing Is New But It Is All Unique<p dir="ltr">Sick and tired of hearing from fellow creatives that they must avoid creative media in order not to be influenced. We are ALL influenced by *something*. </p><p dir="ltr">Vincent Van Gogh collected over 400 Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) and even copied some of its elements into his work. </p><p dir="ltr">Art can't happen in a vacuum. It's just not possible. Even those not formally art-trained and may live in the most isolated insular and homogenous community will still create art that shows influence from many elements.&#160; </p><p dir="ltr">Take for instance the profound artwork of an incredibly talented individual I saw on a Facebook art group page: his work reminded me of early protest art of 70s vinyl record covers. I pointed this out and he said explained he lived out in the bayous, hadn't gone to art school, and never received any formal training, but he immediately got what I meant of what his work reminded me. </p><p dir="ltr">Something inspired him. *Influenced* him to create the way he did and how he did. Though he was in a sense of the modern idea that he was isolated, he was still influenced and inspired by what was around him. By his environment, his experiences, his life. And it became something that reminded me, a total stranger, of something else entirely. Yet, he GOT what I meant.</p><p dir="ltr">I'm not saying we are being hacks. What I'm saying is it's okay to acknowledge and not feel ashamed to own up to one's influences. And even if one doesn't know what the influences are, do know that they are still there. </p><p dir="ltr">Whenever I create something: whether an illustration, a scribble, a cartoon, comic strip, short story, word list, essay, or this blog post, I like to play a game to try and recognize what inspired me or influenced that particular piece. I'm not saying to do this. I'm just weird.</p><p dir="ltr">It is essential to know that while there's "nothing new under the sun", what makes an art 'original' is how it's filtered and distilled by its bearer, its creator. Because we are all different, because each one of us is unique, and because we are all affected by outside and inner forces, the art will be singular, authentic, and genuine. </p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-13816803020387650212017-11-10T14:23:00.001-05:002017-11-10T19:10:36.532-05:00Going back to basics<p dir="ltr">Buying paper and sketchbooks as an artist is more complicated. After using last of birthday money at my local art store that I need to return the 9 &#215;12. </p><p dir="ltr">Saw a 7 &#215; 10 stack next to that and realized I should've bought two of those instead of purchasing a new 9 &#215; 12. Want to down-scale. <br>Have been creating a lot of art on this paper but I remember for many years creating on standard 8.5 &#215; 12. So using a 7 &#215; 10 isn't a stretch. </p><p dir="ltr">This particular sketchbook paper isn't just any paper. This is Canson, a paper company established in 1557! I've been using their paper for years (Not as long as they've been in existence. Haha) and this sketchbook is for mixed media, 98 lbs, and acid-free. <br>It brings out vibrant color on designer markers and especially watercolor, which I am now using with my beloved color pencils.</p><p dir="ltr">I remember creating a lot of my early works on regular 8.5 x 12 and so I'm returning to those days. </p><p dir="ltr">The new skills will bring new creativity and it also has technical practicality. It's easier to scan on my 3-in-1 copier machine or on my mom's copier via wi-fi.</p><p dir="ltr">This will make life easier to take pictures and upload to my social media and scan/upload to my online art portfolio account. </p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-73744706512764083072017-11-03T17:46:00.001-04:002017-11-03T17:46:53.261-04:00NaNo is not for me this year<p dir="ltr">#NaNoWriMo2017 is beginning but I won't be involved. In fact, I'm using the month to take care of my writing. I have a slew of short stories to revise, some stories to continue, as well as other writing projects (comic scripts, essays, and articles) to perfect! And the novel needs continuing.</p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-46342658893033110652017-10-01T14:05:00.001-04:002017-10-01T14:05:13.399-04:00INKTOBER 2017 PROJECTIONS<p dir="ltr">Last year, I worked on most of the characters from the dog Great Depression novel. </p><p dir="ltr">While I'm still working on that, during many of the disasters, and Irma, a curious thing happened: a science fiction story near and dear to me, that I've had in mind since childhood, started to figuratively write itself! These will be a series of shorts that I'm currently compiling. </p><p dir="ltr">For this Inktober, I'll showcase these SF characters with updated looks!</p><p dir="ltr">Just as I did with NaNoWriMo and Camps NaNoWriMo to pen most of the Great Depression novel, I'm using #Inktober2017 to work on a slice-of-life comic series. So, HAPPY INKTOBER! </p><p dir="ltr">P.S. If you wish to see my Inktober 2016, hop over to my DeviantArt profile at http://coppersphinx.deviantart.com</p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-28131144852465682952017-09-29T19:28:00.001-04:002017-10-04T17:52:20.751-04:00Best of 2017 - Part Four<h3><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Here, there be hyperlinks!</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">In honor of&nbsp;<b>Banned Books Week</b>, which will conclude tomorrow, I am posting my&nbsp;<i><b>Best of 2017</b></i>&nbsp;books that have simply blown my mind (and that's not an easy thing to do, though I feel my tastes are wide-spread enough that I'm often more satisfied than disappointed) and wish to share my findings with my readers and visitors...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tLqfpDvb_qU/Wc7W7ZKV7nI/AAAAAAAASCI/ZbzLkB1UW8IDLouXCay876V9kWIbnWuLQCKgBGAs/s1600/20170927_201649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tLqfpDvb_qU/Wc7W7ZKV7nI/AAAAAAAASCI/ZbzLkB1UW8IDLouXCay876V9kWIbnWuLQCKgBGAs/s320/20170927_201649.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">Last is <i>The</i>&nbsp;<i>Best American Comics 2013</i>&nbsp;anthology series. This was another surprise gem that wasn't even recommended by a sophisticated online system! This anthology was a happy surprise and showcases a variety of comic stories (strips, excerpts from graphic novels, series, musings, autobiographies, and spec-fic entries) from a variety of professionals in the industry.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">This a thick hardcover and yet surprisingly light so I credit the material they used. Not only is there something for everyone, I would even recommend this title to non-comic readers! Now because of this, I will be finding and acquiring the rest in the series!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2013&nbsp;</i>is edited by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.boneville.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Smith</a>, creator of the famed and critically acclaimed "Bone" comic series and series' editors&nbsp;<a href="https://jessicaabel.com/" target="_blank">Jessical Abel</a>, comic creator of "Trish Trash" and <a href="http://mattmadden.com/" target="_blank">Matt Madden</a>, comics creator, educator, translator and so forth.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please pick up&nbsp;<i><b><a href="https://www.hamiltonbook.com/the-best-american-comics-2013" target="_blank">THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2013</a></b></i>&nbsp;directly from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hamiltonbook.com/" target="_blank">Hamilton Books</a>&nbsp;or where ever books are sold.<br /><br />P.S. Will be posting at a later date about the wonderful online bookstore (and ISN'T Amazon!) that is Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller!!!<br /><br />Info on Banned Books Week here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks" target="_blank">Banned and Challenged Books</a></span></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-75473690377196042402017-09-29T18:01:00.002-04:002017-10-04T17:41:35.753-04:00Best of 2017 - Part Three<h3><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Here, there be hyperlinks!</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In honor of&nbsp;</span><b>Banned Books Week</b><span style="font-size: x-small;">, which will conclude tomorrow, I am posting my&nbsp;</span><i><b>Best of 2017</b></i><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;books that have simply blown my mind (and that's not an easy thing to do, though I feel my tastes are wide-spread enough that I'm often more satisfied than disappointed) and wish to share my findings with my readers and visitors...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FNPQJyO-39E/Wc6naD4cPFI/AAAAAAAASB4/V88ZEnRvEr4BI4PfNj6XFY5c7cOiDIZmACKgBGAs/s1600/20170927_201733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FNPQJyO-39E/Wc6naD4cPFI/AAAAAAAASB4/V88ZEnRvEr4BI4PfNj6XFY5c7cOiDIZmACKgBGAs/s320/20170927_201733.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Next is <i>The Secret Loves of Geek Girls</i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;anthology and <i>The Secret Loves of Geeks</i>&nbsp;a sequel that will be out in 2018!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I was entranced with this anthology from the get-go. I hugged myself while reading this. For all the other books I'm showcasing, I don't really want to name any favorites as I would want ANY of these books I'm speaking about on a deserted island with me. However, this particular anthology not only showcases four pages of an autobiographical comic by <a href="http://margaretatwood.ca/" target="_blank">Margaret Atwood</a> but the essays and comic-essays by some of the most notable geek/nerd women in multiple industries.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The Secret Loves of Geek Girls</i>&nbsp;deals with crushes/infatuations, first love, last love, broken hearts, burgeoning sexuality, puberty, college days, divorces, remarriages, first and only marriages, cohabitation, and romance in all its multilayered beauty and ugliness.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An eye-opening, page-turner that discusses a margin of what romance and the love life of females who identify as geek and nerd.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The Secret Loves of Geek Girls&nbsp;</i>is edited by <a href="https://hopenicholson.com/" target="_blank">Hope Nicholson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;foreword by <a href="https://hopenicholson.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Sue DeConnick</a>&nbsp;and front cover illustrator <a href="http://gingerhaze.com/" target="_blank">Noelle Stevenson</a>&nbsp;artist for the comic series <i>LumberJanes</i>&nbsp;- Please give this anthology a try!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Info on Banned Books Week here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks" target="_blank">Banned and Challenged Books</a></span></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-79271250239197776972017-09-29T00:02:00.001-04:002017-10-04T17:35:35.734-04:00Best of 2017 - Part Two<h3><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Here, there be hyperlinks!</span></h3><div><h4><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In honor of&nbsp;</span>Banned Books Week<span style="font-weight: normal;">, which will conclude tomorrow, I am posting my&nbsp;</span><i style="font-weight: normal;">Best of 2017</i><span style="font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;books that have simply blown my mind (and that's not an easy thing to do, though I feel my tastes are wide-spread enough that I'm often more satisfied than disappointed) and wish to share my findings with my readers and visitors...</span></span></h4></div><div><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQLIlIatlGc/Wc3ACPbXYsI/AAAAAAAASBE/J1B8Saot2p4yrcttO3ISqrOrdSDTZ-UYACKgBGAs/s1600/20170927_201707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQLIlIatlGc/Wc3ACPbXYsI/AAAAAAAASBE/J1B8Saot2p4yrcttO3ISqrOrdSDTZ-UYACKgBGAs/s320/20170927_201707.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Next up is <i>Chain Mail Bikini</i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">-&nbsp;a comic&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">anthology about female or femme-affirming gamers!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Any <a href="http://www.rehfoundation.org/a-short-biography/" target="_blank">Robert E. Howard</a> fan would know the title is a nod to one of his most famous characters, <a href="http://www.redsonja.com/history/" target="_blank">Red Sonja</a>, the butt-kicking shero/heroine of his <a href="http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1303751h.html" target="_blank">Conan the Barbarian</a> series as well as her own series.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">I spoke about this anthology many posts before and I will provide that hyperlink when this post goes live. In the meantime, I feel this title deserves a second post review!&nbsp;</span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Chain Mail Bikini </i>is a trail mix of delightful ruminations and musings on a little-media-attention topic: girls and women who like to game (video games/board games/role-playing card games, etc) and how it sculpts one's identity, defines an individual, as well as the overall affect on that broader gaming community.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Now, this may sound lofty and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. All I know is that as many people as possible need to read this gem of comic "essays" about gamers and the lives they lead - whether offline or online. Whether the favored game is made of paper, in pixels, or penned by a 'circle', the emotions are nevertheless real, the social commentary biting, sexism crackles, and feminism shines.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">As I said before, the comics are a mixed bag: some of the comic art is adorable, some are quite polished, even professional, some are quite rough, while others are drawn somewhat amateurish. But, however the aesthetic might be, this anthology carries a lot of heart. There is no BS. What you see is what you get and the authors aren't here to waste their time or the readers. They are just here to tell you their stories. No Ifs, Ands, or Buts about it. And no spoilers from this reviewer.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Chain Mail Bikini&nbsp;</i>is guest edited by&nbsp;<a href="http://newlevant.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Hazel Newlevant </a>&nbsp;and the intriguing front cover (for which I am now a fan of!) by <a href="http://helllllen.org/" target="_blank">Hellen Jo</a>&nbsp;!</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please pick up&nbsp;</span><i><b><a href="http://chainmail-bikini.com/" target="_blank">Chain Mail Bikini</a></b></i><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;directly from its website (available in PDF, hardcopy) or where ever books are sold.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Info on Banned Books Week here:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks" target="_blank">Banned and Challenged Books</a></span></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-25911776146366530762017-09-27T21:08:00.002-04:002017-10-04T17:37:39.107-04:00Best of 2017 - Part One<h3><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Here, there be hyperlinks!</span></h3>In honor of <b>Banned Books Week</b>, which will conclude in 4 days, I am posting my <i><b>Best of 2017</b></i> books that have simply blown my mind (and that's not an easy thing to do, though I feel my tastes are wide-spread enough that I'm often more satisfied than disappointed) and wish to share my findings with my readers and visitors...<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l5ZmCGYzYRo/WcxE_PEpSdI/AAAAAAAAR-s/96eXsbzctX8DOtHLP5z47phv1L-uObpaACKgBGAs/s1600/20170927_201721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l5ZmCGYzYRo/WcxE_PEpSdI/AAAAAAAAR-s/96eXsbzctX8DOtHLP5z47phv1L-uObpaACKgBGAs/s320/20170927_201721.jpg" width="180" /></a>First up is <i>Lightspeed Magazine</i>'s(r) ------- <i>Destroy Science Fiction</i> or <i>Fantasy</i> anthology series.<br /><br />Anybody that knows me knows I love my anthologies! I'm obsessed! Between a novel and an anthology, I would have to be a fan of the author to choose the novel over the anthology. I blame my grade school days. Anthologies are perfect excuses to be introduced to new writers/authors and is a portable library of shorts: fiction, nonfiction, essays, interviews, comics, artwork, and poetry. Anthologies can be in every subject and are perfect for burgeoning and veteran science fiction/fantasy/horror readers. <br /><br /><i>Lightspeed Magazine</i>'s <b><i>People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction </i></b>is a meaty (sorry to vegetarians!) collection of hard-hitting stories, mind-opening interviews, and essays from authors of varying ethnic and cultural groups. Science fiction has always been consumed by 'people of color' but those that write it have not been given the media exposure they deserve. <i><b>People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction</b></i> means to change that.<br /><br />Not only did I relate to statements and some life experiences mentioned in author essays and interviews with the anthology, but I was dismayed that authors whom I thought were White turned out to be a different ethnic group! Take for instance <a href="http://www.danielhwilson.com/" target="_blank">Daniel H. Wilson</a>, author of the <i>Robopocalypse</i> series! He's Native American. How many of us know that our First Peoples in the United States are writing speculative fiction? I'm sure many of the most well-read did not know or were aware, and that's tragic, indeed.<br /><br />Included in this toothsome and almost brick-heavy (it is a bit weighty but so worth it) volume, are various art pieces and illustrations, many created for the stories but also to showcase the range of talent in the spec-fic landscape.<br /><br /><i>People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction </i>is guest edited by <a href="http://nalohopkinson.com/index.html" target="_blank">Nalo Hopkinson</a> and <a href="http://kristinemuslim.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Kristine Ong Muslim</a>&nbsp;- Hopkinson is a well-known powerhouse author and Ong Muslim is a writer to watch for!<br /><br />Each entry in this anthology gives a smaller-font brief bio paragraph on each author and any social media they are on.<br /><br />Please pick up <i><b><a href="http://www.destroysf.com/" target="_blank">People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction</a></b></i> directly from <a href="http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/ebooks/june-2016-issue-73-people-colour-destroy-science-fiction/" target="_blank">Lightspeed Magazine</a> or where ever books are sold.<br /><br />Info on Banned Books Week here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks" target="_blank">Banned and Challenged Books</a>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-33478909248031534802017-09-24T20:55:00.001-04:002017-09-24T20:55:29.368-04:00More from the notebook... <p dir="ltr">By speaking to many Southerners (of Color), I learned how my Caribbean/West Indian background has been woven into the narrative of Southern U.S.A.</p><p dir="ltr">Also, Inktober is coming up and I'm left to wonder how much of Adobe Illustrator I will have to learn in order to do my comics or if I must also learn that basic manga software?</p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-61336724700694837042017-09-14T12:32:00.001-04:002017-09-14T12:34:13.132-04:00Hurricane Irma Is Behind Us But There's Still Work To Do<p dir="ltr">Well, I'm back!<br>Unless you were under some crevice somewhere, not only did a devastating hurricane (Harvey) ruin many parts of Texas, but Florida, the Keys, and most of the Caribbean was hit by Irma. </p><p dir="ltr">According to meteorologists, both "Harvey" and "Irma" will be retired. By the grace of God, mom and I are fine and well. Our house didn't suffer damages and we had the strength to do most of the yard work in front, side and in back...</p><p dir="ltr">Before I continue, I want to give thanks and show gratitude to those that are still here with us, who shouldered and survived the hurricane. </p><p dir="ltr">Before and during the event, I made as many preparations for my writing as much as possible. I backed up on four thumbdrives/USBs my novel manuscript, some writer job/scholarship applications, and photos I took of the house before the hurricane. <br>I then stored all four external drives in a metal file cabinet inside my bedroom and locked it.</p><p dir="ltr">With no power for some days afterwards, I pleasure-read, researched, and wrote by electric lamp and by candlelight. I wasn't feeling the 18th Century Writer's vibe AT ALL. </p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-48220229570578262022017-08-14T05:40:00.001-04:002017-08-14T05:41:48.480-04:00Story can be a challenge<p dir="ltr">I had a short story in mind but realized another story within the same world, yet dealing with a different cast, finally started to make sense. I also didn't want to force the characters of another story in the same series for the sake of meeting a themed submission guideline. That routine has hardly worked for me except in this year, when I crafted an article just for a journal and it was accepted! Mind you, this is 2017 and I've been trying to write professionally since 1996 with my first publication in 1999-2000! </p><p dir="ltr">Since this break in the semester, not only has the novel continued rolling around in my head as it should, but a solution came to a short story within the cat epic fantasy series! I've been on-again-off-again with a particular title within the collection and I realized it proved difficult to write another title because I needed the events of the title I'm STRUGGLING WITH NOW to happen! <br> <br>EUREKA! Can you believe this? And now, that difficult story is almost writing itself! I'm still jotting down notes, swathes of exposition and setups. The story deals with one of my magic using characters who I believed for years to be a villain, or at best, an antihero. I couldn't be further from the truth! He's not only a nice and generous person, he's lovably sardonic and sarcastic! His sardonic personality was already fixed when he was originally 'conceived' but that was with a villainous character. With this more pleasant personality, my shero/heroine won't seem a like a masochist when she falls for him.</p><p dir="ltr">There have also been changes to his back story as well. Actually, I kept his origins but in the nascent conception, I had him move far from those trainings and how he was raised. I also had him a stranger to most of that background. Now I understand he couldn't possibly be who he is while disavowing his origins. He just wouldn't be that person! His back story also solves my reasons for the antagonistic relationship he has with another fellow magic user too! It's all making sense now. After HOW long? Sheesh... Well, 'til next time! <br></p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-59404127525111660572017-08-13T01:53:00.005-04:002017-08-13T01:57:13.897-04:00My life in print and online<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m01T_ds3cX4/WY_X13KNMFI/AAAAAAAART0/Oo1ZJqEe29YZ8HQ2MFbuNWUFaf5pJb-NACKgBGAs/s1600/20170812_194105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m01T_ds3cX4/WY_X13KNMFI/AAAAAAAART0/Oo1ZJqEe29YZ8HQ2MFbuNWUFaf5pJb-NACKgBGAs/s200/20170812_194105.jpg" width="200" /></a>Do you know what this is?<br /><br />Except for online magazines, online journals, and stories made into podcasts, these are proof of my freelance life. Starting officially in 1998 is when I actively sought publication.<br /><br />Between roughly 1999-2007<br />Most of my works appeared in fanzines (fan-made magazines), stab/side-stitched title <i style="font-weight: bold;">PawPrints </i>and&nbsp;comb/plastic-bound <b style="font-style: italic;">Fur Visions</b>.<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HsBMQIdcuSw/WY_bSMBDLzI/AAAAAAAARUA/YSSYJnR5X_4RM79fZzYCAGee9txtgNGcgCKgBGAs/s1600/20170812_194332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HsBMQIdcuSw/WY_bSMBDLzI/AAAAAAAARUA/YSSYJnR5X_4RM79fZzYCAGee9txtgNGcgCKgBGAs/s200/20170812_194332.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br />By 2007-2010<br />This was also the time I began getting illustrations published. My works began life with online publications such as&nbsp;<i style="font-weight: bold;">Anthrozine</i>,&nbsp;a small press that produced that lovely thick book you see in the image, and sold on a small-press bookseller as print and as an ebook!<br /><b><i>Anthrodreams</i></b>, a podcast publisher which became my first paid work. And though I continued with constant online work, some online publications became print anthologies with perfect binding.<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ngXGnvgI5j4/WY_bSIwuTVI/AAAAAAAARUA/NkCa1mFkyAU2K6BLFGSGrm8ilYuNZ962ACKgBGAs/s1600/20170812_194240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ngXGnvgI5j4/WY_bSIwuTVI/AAAAAAAARUA/NkCa1mFkyAU2K6BLFGSGrm8ilYuNZ962ACKgBGAs/s200/20170812_194240.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />In 2010-2013<br />So many opportunities to publish online! I tried my hand again with articles and essays. I was published in my first literary journal in <i style="font-weight: bold;">American Athenaeum</i>&nbsp;having seen print earlier with their online sister journal, 1Bookshelf. The print also sold as an ebook!<br /><br />During 2012, I published, under a pen name Goblinrant, rather slowly, a series of articles about animation and comic book pop culture. I'm very proud of them but wished I was quicker to churn them out. Ah well.<br /><br />2013-2015<br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sVtpjZqXyUA/WY_mX7ZMRJI/AAAAAAAARUQ/XGEcblcr-4cZTX7PFl3XvgWdgOzEpDCxQCKgBGAs/s1600/20170812_194059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sVtpjZqXyUA/WY_mX7ZMRJI/AAAAAAAARUQ/XGEcblcr-4cZTX7PFl3XvgWdgOzEpDCxQCKgBGAs/s200/20170812_194059.jpg" width="200" /></a>Next were more publishing with online journals and my foray into guest blogging and publishing with my college alma mater. These were art pieces, essays, and a short story. I still tried to find more print publishers though I enjoyed online publishers because there is more dissemination. I also found another genre literary journal that unfortunately went belly up.<br /><br />By 2015, I ended up in another literary magazine<i style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;Prick of the Spindle</i>&nbsp;which was the first time in years my work came in print again and sold in print and as an ebook. It was also my return to the short story form.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />2016-2017<br />More genres in print. More guest-blogging. More trial and error with expanding my work. I had a short story in an online literary journal, a poem(!) and illustration featured in an official convention booklet, and again in a print literary journal, <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Tishman Review</i>&nbsp;with perfect binding and in large-magazine format size!<br /><br />You can see the covers to all these books I mentioned (and an e-literary journal) on my biblio blog <i><a href="http://theangrygoblin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Angry Goblin at WordPress</a></i>!Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-45537180246169825772017-08-07T03:40:00.001-04:002017-08-07T03:41:23.835-04:00Comic strip now in literary journal! My comic strip&nbsp;<b>"Geek Muses: Writer's Block &amp; Inspiration"</b>&nbsp;is on<b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thetishmanreview.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Tishman Review 3.3</a>! Pages 122-125</b><br /><br /><br /><i>NOTE: Published works are on&nbsp;<a href="https://theangrygoblin.wordpress.com/publication-list/" target="_blank">"The Angry Goblin"</a>&nbsp;blog! Head on over for a complete list of my publications - short stories, illustrations, essays, articles, comic strips, etc.</i>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-48673605944172051182017-07-31T15:37:00.001-04:002017-08-07T00:52:15.989-04:00(Anime Talk) 1st Episode <div dir="ltr">Tweet and URL from my friend, host of his new "Anime Talk" podcast, the first episode where I am a guest! </div><div dir="ltr">Click on link below to listen to our discussion!</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">NEW: LexDaXMan and kayfey chat about their favorite animes on #Anime Talk (Ep. #1)! Enjoy!<br /><a href="https://t.co/qswiJEZHr3" target="_blank">Anime Talk (Episode 1)</a></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-18251325430055234222017-07-30T19:30:00.001-04:002017-07-30T19:30:35.625-04:00For My Own Good...<p dir="ltr">There is an online chat I attend every Sunday at 7:00 PM EST. </p><p dir="ltr">Tonight's topic was junior high and I decided, for the betterment of my mental health, to bow out of it as I have many painful memories from that time in my life. </p><p dir="ltr">Experiences I'm still processing as a middle-age adult and mining its fodder for my stories and my illustrations. </p><p dir="ltr">So, while I won't discuss such matters with people I've chatted with for probably seven years (ancient in social media time!), I would prefer to regurgitate in writing and in art.</p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-77190009694870034302017-07-26T02:55:00.001-04:002017-07-26T02:55:45.629-04:00Poetry and Prose<span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was a reply to a discussion on Facebook* </span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[Expanded in the interest of this blog]</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0f01632e-7798-e1fa-31b3-ed0d346c8665"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because I'm a Prose writer, I realized that I need to, at least for myself, read more Poetry. The form corrects me into appreciating the musicality of Prose. I enjoyed reading it in grade school but fell out of it for some years. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love how Spoken Word poets will speak their works in public forums and on public transportation - both here in Florida and in New York - and I think that's because Poetry (older than Prose in the scheme of human recorded history) was initially oral and performed by griots, bards, minstrels, etc. </span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But now I feel that, as a society, Poetry should be consumed in all its forms: auditory and visual as well as expose ourselves to other ethnic and cultural poetics. I will speak more on this subject in another post.</span>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-44058701294637477132017-07-24T23:00:00.005-04:002017-07-24T23:05:25.966-04:00This is my lifeWhen people tell me I would make a good fit for other jobs, I stop cold. Despite how I appear and how I carry myself, I wouldn't get involved in a lot of corporate culture or career ladders...<br /><br />Peers and colleagues assume I would deal well in some management or any kind of 'authority position' but I'm simply an artist at heart.<br /><br />I've never been the type to show much interests in what I consider other strenuous 'occupational positions'. No matter what, I am happiest when drawing and writing, I don't have the impetus or the drive to do much else. I know in societal terms, this makes me sound incredibly lazy, but, what can I do? This is all I have the strength, the fortitude, and the aptitude to do for the rest of my life.<br /><br />Though I have the knowledge and skills to do many other things, possibly what may bring me more financial security, I've got to do what I need to in order to succeed in my own way. After all, I'm an artist <u>and</u> a writer.Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-19234714660857648832017-07-15T02:40:00.001-04:002017-07-15T02:40:26.058-04:00Free Web Banners for downloading! *Website Birthday Freebies*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FREE Web banners</b> for use on one's website or blog!&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">[Each banner is 278 x 108]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xt2CNJEilPg/WWm4Gt44gQI/AAAAAAAARE4/c0f-F2VoQxAGNztk5e8vivNog38UFlT7gCLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xt2CNJEilPg/WWm4Gt44gQI/AAAAAAAARE4/c0f-F2VoQxAGNztk5e8vivNog38UFlT7gCLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YOIUG5pFB9U/WWm4JR4-K0I/AAAAAAAARE8/3ExJ-OtQivUSSMEr_xepKfRV-ORYLqaDACLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="278" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YOIUG5pFB9U/WWm4JR4-K0I/AAAAAAAARE8/3ExJ-OtQivUSSMEr_xepKfRV-ORYLqaDACLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OQgrDtZJhg/WWm4MJ9qxKI/AAAAAAAARFA/IPS-NVo6G8sDUn71OWADBp5yjRfQBOnPACLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OQgrDtZJhg/WWm4MJ9qxKI/AAAAAAAARFA/IPS-NVo6G8sDUn71OWADBp5yjRfQBOnPACLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y09gYLFhgtY/WWm4ORNsFFI/AAAAAAAARFE/qam45sOefEEB9UEiShRB3lLXjMVdtnXMgCLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="278" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y09gYLFhgtY/WWm4ORNsFFI/AAAAAAAARFE/qam45sOefEEB9UEiShRB3lLXjMVdtnXMgCLcBGAs/s1600/tabber-banner-free-download2.jpg" /></a></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-45177640577351118052017-07-13T00:13:00.001-04:002017-07-24T23:10:25.536-04:00What Heian Means To Me<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.ggpht.com/-xYmkAMPr0eA/VQNsgWpre0I/AAAAAAAAFtQ/LcqhuGfrTZ4/s640/20150311_163816.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NHK World TV - old illustration of Sei Shonagon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">[This post has hyperlinks. Please feel free to click away!]</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a fan of Japanese culture, I go all out, going beyond the constraints of Anime and Manga --and this makes me a Geek, for those who still can't tell the difference with the term Nerd.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also tend to read, when time allows me, a lot of English-translated Japanese literature. I try to gravitate towards the contemporary but keep returning to the classics.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When others claim to have read Shakespeare, I can say I have read "The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon". I blame publisher <b>Grove Press</b>&nbsp;for this. [The parent company is&nbsp;<b><a href="http://www.groveatlantic.com/" target="_blank">Grove Atlantic</a></b>. Please check them out]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grove Press is heavily reference and history title but do not let that daunt you. Their books are amazing, you will learn so many things in such enjoyable competent writing and they are quite friendly on Twitter too! :) &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>"The Story of Lady Li"</i> a <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tang-dynasty" target="_blank">Tang Dynasty</a> short story, from my Grove Press collection of ancient Chinese literature -- during this dynasty, short stories had grown in popularity at this time, as well as some kick-butt jade sculpturing, I might add -- and this tale inspired me to write <a href="http://www.anthrodreams.com/wordpress/2012/10/10/ad-044-su-ling/" target="_blank">"Su Ling"</a>, which after some rejections, became my first published short story.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But all roads lead... As the saying goes. Chinese culture was my gateway to other Asian cultures and their medias. Japanese animation, called anime (pronounced an-nee-may) by its fans both casual, intermediate, and hardcore, soon got me researching Japanese lit.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me remind you that it's because animation from Japan is so thorough and steep in its cultural background, that it maddened me to watch these cartoons and struggle to understand what the meaning of this was versus the meaning of something else.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fast-forward to community college, and not only did I discover someone's discarded <i><a href="http://www.ancient.eu/The_Pillow_Book/" target="_blank">The Pillow-Book of Sei Shonagon</a></i>, but reading this <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Heian-period" target="_blank">Heian&nbsp;Dynasty</a>&nbsp;diary by an actual court lady was one of the most exciting books I had ever come across. Reading historical letters, diary entries, and somebody else's thoughts from a given time period has been the one thing that has kept history alive for me. To understand that history is not just a boring class of memorization of dates, tidbits, and figures.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many references to the pillow book. The more I dug into the diary, I began to search for more information. Especially when <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shikibu-Murasaki" target="_blank">Lady Murasaki</a> came up and I learned she was the author of <a href="http://www.taleofgenji.org/" target="_blank">The Tale of Genji</a>, the world's first novel. Yes, that's right. A Japanese noble woman <i>invented</i> the novel!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And because it was a time that even women of high status could not learn the written language that the men could, many women invented their own lettering system and used this 'female alphabet' to write down in their diaries, write to one another, and write stories, as Lady Murasaki did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This particular blog post was a long time in the making. It also explains why it is so hyperlink-heavy. I will speak more on this in another post. Please bear with me.&nbsp;</div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-36968654347324623602017-07-12T22:48:00.001-04:002017-07-12T22:48:43.341-04:00Life is becoming stranger than fiction<div dir="ltr">More political strife when people are now mentioning the White House TV drama being ordinary and plausible. <br /><br />House of Cards<br />Mad Men</div><div dir="ltr">Moby Dick</div><div dir="ltr">And comic book villains</div><div dir="ltr">Mortal Kombat<br />The modern-day Mafia<br />Red Mafya (what Russian organized crime is called)<br />La Costra Nostra<br />The Godfather<br />The Twilight Zone<br />The Eye of Sauron (from the Lord of the Rings)<br /><br />Absolutely ridiculous that some screwed up people still think this is all normal. And I don't digress...<br /><br /></div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-29203863918294379302017-07-03T18:25:00.001-04:002017-07-03T18:37:56.073-04:00The Website Birthday Celebration continues...<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday, Tabber the Red!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The website has updates but more will be here on <i><b>In Pretty Print</b></i> and <a href="http://theangrygoblin.wordpress.com/"><b><i>The Angry Goblin</i></b></a>!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Links to birthday celebration goodies (will go live soon) on the website and blogs:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Free</b> <b>coloring sheet downloads</b> and <b>web banner downloads</b>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">and <b>purchasing</b>&nbsp;<b>vibrant art prints</b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please celebrate with me by <b>downloading</b> free swag and <b>buying</b> prints! (More updates! More stock! More to come!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Purchasing my artwork helps maintain web hosting and to advertise my writing! The more help I receive, the more I can continue to be <i>'An artist living the writer's life'</i>!</div>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-72668143751362291322017-06-25T20:12:00.001-04:002017-06-25T20:12:46.028-04:00"Tabber the Red" turns 11!<p dir="ltr">For the month of July, my official website will be celebrating its 11th anniversary! Come visit and party with me!&#160;</p><p dir="ltr">http://www.tabberthered.com<br><a href="http://www.tabberthered.com/">Tabber the Red official site</a><br></p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-54264727341502566662017-06-09T16:43:00.000-04:002017-06-09T16:49:37.912-04:00Latest Publication News and Updates! My comic strip <b>"Geek Muses: Writer's Block &amp; Inspiration"</b> has been accepted by<b> <a href="http://www.thetishmanreview.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Tishman Review</a>!&nbsp;</b><br />EXCITING. Will provide more info when it comes!<br /><br />Also, remember that whatever I have published is on <a href="https://theangrygoblin.wordpress.com/publication-list/" target="_blank">"The Angry Goblin"</a> blog as soon as I receive news.Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-73450430238818366372017-06-09T16:00:00.003-04:002017-06-09T16:00:24.941-04:00When Someone Compliments You... Some weeks ago, I got into a verbal disagreement with someone online who began to cyberbully. I've learned with years being on Twitter to immediately BLOCK and report when such a situation occurs. I was in a funk afterwards, but, then something wondrous happened.<br /><br />Another creative popped up - the person was following another follower of mine - and began to ask me a series of questions about my writing. The person began to ask about a story I wrote about a decade ago! To top it off, the person tweeted quotes from it that I had to re-read my own story to be reminded. For over an hour and a half, we chatted and the person brought up how reading my stories has encouraged them to tackle their own writing... WOW.<br /><br />[Here are screenshots of the convo. I erased our actual Twitter names for privacy purposes]<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kF6_GaCoC4o/WTr518USrjI/AAAAAAAAQxw/FnjIW0eN4_ITU2FMlIwSsh9c7GhfjN-PwCKgB/s1600/Capture%252B_2017-05-19-01-10-51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="964" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kF6_GaCoC4o/WTr518USrjI/AAAAAAAAQxw/FnjIW0eN4_ITU2FMlIwSsh9c7GhfjN-PwCKgB/s200/Capture%252B_2017-05-19-01-10-51.png" width="120" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via Redcap Goblin</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbAXSrTq6JE/WTr510nCw9I/AAAAAAAAQxw/ses1BwRlf8YolHsa85n6isTIfidYPxdPACKgB/s1600/Capture%252B_2017-05-19-01-54-21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="964" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbAXSrTq6JE/WTr510nCw9I/AAAAAAAAQxw/ses1BwRlf8YolHsa85n6isTIfidYPxdPACKgB/s200/Capture%252B_2017-05-19-01-54-21.png" width="120" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via Redcap Goblin</td></tr></tbody></table>Writing is a solitary venture where we dearly need our communities! So when somebody compliments my writing, I hold onto these like treasure! *UPDATE: the person is a new follower and I am their new follower too!*<br /><br />Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4173386907605849714.post-37542637765428191492017-06-07T19:34:00.001-04:002017-06-07T19:34:53.605-04:00Just another update...<p dir="ltr">Finally finished that difficult chapter I've been trying to work on for DAYS while figuring out my longhand notes. Especially when one's trying to capture the Southern Black community of wealthy and middle classes... Mix that in with talking canine characters, and yep, working in 1911 vernacular and social mores is a fun time. #sarcasm #exhausted</p>Angry Goblin/Goblinrant/Kayfeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.com0